This is the verbiage for my standard TFP Model Release. Addenda can be made, but must be agreed upon before the photoshoot begins.
For Consideration herein acknowledged as received, and by signing this release, I hereby give the Photographer / Filmmaker and Assigns my permission to license the Content and to use the Content in any Media for any purpose (except pornographic or defamatory) which may include, among others, advertising, promotion, marketing, and packaging for any product or service. I agree that the Content may be combined with other images, text, graphics, film, audio, and audiovisual works, and may be cropped, altered, or modified. I acknowledge and agree that I have consented to publication of my ethnicity(ies) as indicated below, but understand that other ethnicities may be associated with me by the Photographer / Filmmaker and/or Assigns for descriptive purposes.
I agree that the basis for this contract is a non-commercial arrangement in which Model, in the interest of gaining modeling experience, agrees that, in exchange for modeling time, he/she shall receive processed photographs delivered to Model by the Photographer /Filmmaker.
Delivery shall take place in a timely manner and under no circumstances later than 30 days after the date Photographer / Filmmaker signs this contract. This delivery constitutes the entire obligation of the Photographer /Filmmaker towards the Model. Model agrees that copyright, moral rights, and all other intellectual property rights to the Photos belong to Photographer / Filmmaker and/or their heirs, licensees, or assigns, with full right of lawful disposition in any manner.
Model agrees that, while they may use the Photos for purposes related to the promotion of Model’s modeling business, including, but not limited to: advertising, portfolios, composite cards, exhibitions, contests, social media, and promotional websites, Model will not sell or otherwise transfer publication rights to any of the Photos without Photographer / Filmmaker’s prior consent.
Likewise, Photographer / Filmmaker agrees that while they may use the Photos for purposes related to the promotion of Photographer / Filmmaker’s photography business, including, but not limited to: advertising, portfolios, composite cards, exhibitions, contests, social media, and promotional web sites, Photographer / Filmmaker will not sell or otherwise transfer publication rights to any of the Photos except with Model’s prior consent.
Model understands that Photographer / Filmmaker has the moral right to be identified as the author of the Photos when copies of the Photos are presented to the public, and shall communicate this understanding to publishers, designers, and other third parties that act on Model’s behalf to create presentation material using the Photos.
Model agrees that the Photos shall not be cropped, altered, or distorted in any way when they are used to promote Model’s modeling business. Any watermark and copyright notice that appear on a Photo must be left intact.
Model releases and agrees to hold Photographer / Filmmaker and/or his or her heirs, licensees or assigns, harmless from any claim or liability in connection with the publication or use of these images in any manner or form whatsoever under this release form, unless it can be clearly shown that the foregoing was maliciously caused, and produced, and published solely for the purpose of subjecting Model to conspicuous ridicule, scandal, reproach, scorn, and indignity.
Model hereby affirms that all poses, positions, and situations enacted in the Photos covered in this release were entered into without force, coercion, or threat whatsoever, and were posed freely by Model with Model’s full consent. Model further agrees to hold blameless and free of all accusations of such force or coercion Photographer / Filmmaker, his legal representatives, assigns, and those acting under his permission.
Model hereby affirms that they are fully able to contract in their own name without breach of any prior agreement or applicable law, including, but not limited to, prior agreements with modeling and talent agencies.
Both Model and Photographer / Filmmaker affirm to have read the foregoing before its execution and agree to the contents thereof.
Definitions: “ASSIGNS” means a person or any company to whom Photographer/Filmmaker has assigned or licensed rights under this release as well as the licensees of any such person or company. “CONSIDERATION” means $1 or something else of value I have received in exchange for the rights granted by me in this release. “CONTENT” means all photographs, film, audio, or other recordings, still or moving, taken of me as part of the Shoot. “MEDIA” means all media including digital, electronic, print, television, film, radio and other media now known or to be invented. “MODEL” means me and includes my appearance, likeness, and voice. “PARENT” means the parent and/or legal guardian of the Model. Parent and Model are referred to together as “I” and “me” in this release, as the context dictates. “PHOTOGRAPHER / FILMMAKER” means photographer, illustrator, filmmaker, or cinematographer, or any other person or entity photographing or recording me. “SHOOT” means the photographic, film, or recording session described in this form.